Thank you for the question.
Yes, actually—and this might also address some of what Mr. Desilets was trying to ask me. At the time, there was no mechanism for me to make any sort of complaint whatsoever. Those were Wild West days. One of the members pointed out the Somalia affair. I was living through that kind of time. It was not just happening in Somalia; it was happening on Canadian bases. It was nothing to show up to work with a black eye. Nobody asked any questions. It was “don't ask, don't tell”.
In my chain of command were often some of my perpetrators, so again, there was no way to make any kind of complaint that would be in any way safe for me. I'm still nervous about my safety. I do live somewhat in a state of an anonymity as a result of that. However—